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EEnvironmental activists boarded an oil platform as it was being towed and organized a demonstration on board.
Greenpeace activists claimed to have mounted the 27,000-tonne machine – operated by BP – while he was trying to leave Cromarty Firth.
Protesters call on BP to stop drilling new oil wells and say they are ready to stay on the platform "for days".
On Sunday around 6:30 pm, activists in a boat parked near the platform near Inverness, boarded and unveiled a banner declaring a climate emergency.
Currently occupying a gantry on one leg of the platform located under the main bridge, activists want to prevent the drilling rig from reaching the Vorlich oilfield, where it is believed it is trying to extract up to 30 million barrels of oil.
Jo, a Scottish Greenpeace activist on the platform, said: "BP's warm words speak to their determination to fight climate change, yet this platform – and the 30 million barrels What she seeks to drill – is a sure sign that BP is committed to maintaining the status quo, fueling a climate emergency that threatens millions of lives and the future of the living world.
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